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A Closer Look at Ezra Claytan Daniels’ “The Changers”
What should be sacrificed in pursuit of perfection? Ezra Claytan Daniels (creator and emcee of the Comics Art Battle) explores this question in his debut 2003 speculative fiction graphic novel The Changers , now available in the Schulz Library here … Continue reading
Boulet Visits CCS
This past April, French cartoonist, Boulet (Gilles Roussel) paid the Center for Cartoon Studies a short visit. Part of a larger US tour in which Boulet was promoting Noirness, his first solo US-published material, Boulet’s visit saw Boulet soaking up the sights and sounds of … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoonist, Visiting Artist
Tagged adhouse, adhouse books, boulet, chicou chicou, noirness, us tour, Visiting Artist, white river junction
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Mark Siegel Visits CCS
Siegel’s wares, on display in the library Our students, faculty, and staff are looking forward to tomorrow evening when author/illustrator/editor Mark Siegel will visit the school to discuss his just-released graphic novel, Sailor Twain— a “supernatural romance” set in late … Continue reading
Alumni Alert: Dane Martin
“I get most excited when making things that are vague and sparse, which I guess is just a matter of preference. Some people hate that, but I love that it’s perfectly doable in comics. I still haven’t really figured out … Continue reading
Recent Acquisitions, Part 1
My interest in building up an archive of original artwork for CCS was primarily pedagogical. By looking at originals a cartoonist can better understand how an artist drew a page. What tools were used? Did they rule out guidelines for … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoonist, Historic, Rare Books, Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged Alison Bechdel, Charles Burns, David Lasky, Ernie Bushmiller, H.T. Webster, Harry Lucey, Hilary B. Price, Jim Mooney, Jim Woodring, John Rose, Laura Park, original cartoon art, Ray Gotto, Richard Thompson, Roy Doty, Russ Johnson, Sam Glanzman, Stephen R. Bissette, Walter Berndt, Will Eisner
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Remembering Joe Kubert (1926-2012)
Sunday was a day of sorrow: Joe Kubert passed away at age 85. Like most comicbook readers of my generation, I “met” Joe as a lad, long distance, through Joe’s energetic, distinctive comics creations and co-creations: collaborative work with diverse … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoonist, Uncategorized
Tagged CCS, Joe Kubert, Kubert School, Stephen R. Bissette, Steve Bissette
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Teen Boat!: transforming into a reading habit near you!
Dave Roman and John Green’s YA book, TeenBoat! from Clarion Books, has exactly what it promises: the angst of being a teen paired with the thrill of being a boat. The main character, Teenboat!, (that is literally his name) can … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoonist, New Book
Tagged boat, Clarion Books, Dave Roman, Graphic Novels, growing up, John Green, mysteries, problems, Raina Telgemeier, teen problems, TeenBoat!, teens, transformers, transforming characters, voltron, YA, YA books
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Remembering Ernest
Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012) starred in one of my all-time favorite movies, Marty. Everything about that movie is perfect. Perfect screenplay. Perfect acting. Borgnine plays a sad-sack butcher whose family walks all over him and calls it love. They practically conspire … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoonist, Historic, Uncategorized
Tagged CCS, Center for Cartoon Studies, Comics, Ernest Borgnine, Henry Scarpelli, James Sturm, Marty, McHale's Navy, movies, Paddy Chayefsky
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The Comics Journal Publishes CCS Commencement Address
Click here to read Tom DeHaven’s Center for Cartoon Studies Commencement Speech on The Comics Journal!
Posted in Academia, Cartoonist, CCS Alumni, Education
Tagged Cartoon Studies, commencement, Tom DeHaven, Vermont
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